The Cat Who...

Note: One of my favorite cozy mystery series is the famous Cat Who series, written by Lilian Jackson Braun. This poem is based on them, and uses the titles of the books for part of the lines (Add "The Cat Who" to all of the italic lines except "The Cat Who..." to get the full titles). When this poem was written, I was in the midst of reading The Cat Who Tailed A Thief, so it only goes up to that.

The Cat Who…

In the city of Pickaxe,

“Four Hundred Miles North of Everywhere”,

There’s a very famous Siamese cat,

Who’s done many things,

Perhaps you’ve heard of him?

He’s the Cat Who…

Could Read Backwards,

Ate Danish Modern,

Turned On And Off,

He broke a cat’s rule and Saw Red,

He’s The Cat Who…

Played Brahms,

Knew Shakespeare,

Sniffed Glue,

He snuck around and Went Underground.

He is The Cat Who…

Talked to Ghosts,

Lived High,

Knew A Cardinal,

He went and Moved A Mountain!

He was The Cat Who…

Wasn’t There,

Went Into The Closet,

Came To Breakfast,

He Blew The Whistle,

He’s The Cat Who…

Said Cheese,

He even Tailed A Thief!

He’s highly intelligent and very busy.

Thanks to Lilian Jackson Braun,

He is known far and wide,

In Pickaxe, Down Below, and Beyond…

And his tales continue to be told.

His name is Kao K’o Kung,

Better known as Koko,

But he is best known as

The Cat Who!